40th Delaware General Assembly

40th Delaware General Assembly
40th Delaware General Assembly
Overview
Legislative body	Delaware General Assembly
Term	January 2, 1816 – January 7, 1817

The 40th Delaware General Assembly was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the Delaware Senate and the Delaware House of Representatives. Elections were held the first Tuesday of October and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, convening January 2, 1816, two weeks before the beginning of the third year of the administration of Governor Daniel Rodney.

The apportionment of seats was permanently assigned to three senators and seven representatives for each of the three counties. Population of the county did not effect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a Federalist majority.

Leadership

Senate

Jesse Green, Sussex County

House of Representatives

Nathan Vickers, Sussex County

Members

Senate

Senators were elected by the public for a three-year term, one third posted each year.

New Castle County

Kent County

George Cummins
Henry Molleston
Jacob Stout

Sussex County

Benjamin Burton
Jesse Green
Caleb Rodney

Delaware House of Representative

Representatives were elected by the public for a one-year term.

New Castle County

Samuel H. Black
John T. Cochran
John Crow
Victor du Pont
Andrew Reynolds
John P. Sutton
Nicholas G. Williamson

Kent County

John Clarke
- James Battell
Cornelius P. Comegys
John Cummins
John Mitchell
Henry M. Ridgely
Joseph G. Rowland
Spencer Williams

Sussex County

Isaiah Burton
John Carlisle
William B. Cooper
Charles M. Cullen
Robert Hill
- Louder Layton
Nathan Vickers
Ebe Walter

References

Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.

Places with more information

Delaware Historical Society; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161.
University of Delaware; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965.